新概念英语（第三册）笔记.doc

1、New Concept English IIILesson 1 A puma at largePumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles (to) south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts

2、 from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed宣称 to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar.   The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw a large cat only five yards away from her. It immediately ran

3、 away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed观察 at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail

4、of dead deer and small animals like rabbits it. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of about cat-like noises at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the

5、animal was a puma, but where had it come from? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed成功 to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to thi

6、nk that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.New words and expressionspuma美洲狮spot看出，发现evidence证据accumulate积累，积聚oblige使感到必须hunt追猎，寻找blackberry黑莓human being人类corner使走投无路trail一串，一系列print印痕cling(clung)粘convince使信服somehow反正disturb令人不安Notes on the textl Britain English &

7、America English1. :classhalfadvance2. ibecausebelieve3. dogdollarpopular4. r卷舌（除在前面）fortywatersisterl pumamountain lioncougarpantherrattlesnake（响尾蛇）jaguar美洲虎cheetah猎豹l spot点，发现（点）I can spot a thief in the crowd.recognize（短暂）认出identify确认（ID）UFOUnidentified Flying Objectconfirm确认detect侦察l evident明显的su

8、re（主观）proof证据witness证人，亲眼见affirmation（抽象）肯定Thats for sure!肯定的l accumulate（抽象）assemble组装amass（大块）聚集accelerate速度collectgather聚集l obligeobligation义务I must I ought toI have got toIm forced toIm obliged to理应hunt for找寻go for喜欢go after追求chase追赶seek寻觅pursue（抽象）追求search for寻找l blackberrystrawberry草莓l human b

9、eings可复数individual个人l at large逍遥的(a criminal at large)in general 大体上in detail详细地largely在部分地l 朗读1句长；名词后顿2重读；只要不是介词都可重读；只要强调都可重读3陈述句；句尾降调l cat-likechild-likewomanish sissy女人希希的motherly亲属的象friendly加lyl nevertheless虽然如此，但是therefore(so) 因此however然而moreover更为甚之l life in the armycheck in/out检查look into调查in

10、vestigate（对已发生的事）调查examine（仔细）检查l 口语A lot you know你知道的真多Allow me让我来吧A little too far有点过份Anything you say!你说了算A promise is promise!一诺千斤A deal!一言为定l be cornered tobe trapped in 逼到里面l trailto rail轨道trace痕迹printl be clung tol convince sb.convincing 让人信服I convinced him of his honesty.What he did convince

11、d me that he is a responsible man.l 口语写作believeconvince（太主观）knowunderstandI seeIm clearI thinkIn my opinionto my knowledgepersonallyas far as I knowl somewhat有点anyhow总之，无论如何l It is disturbing to think thatupset（弱化）annoyed（长期）烦恼的l He has no experience, so he failed.Lack of experiedce, results into hi

12、s failure.l Its a cute boy.It表孩子，cute同smartl The search proved difficult.proved=(was)表肯定manya good manya great manya number ofnumerouscountless无数的mucha great deal ofa great amount ofa couple of（几个）daysfor years （几年）l For her its fur爱她就买裘皮I found the brid killed.I found the paper clinging to the tree

13、.粘附With his head held high, he came into the room. (holding, held)l go fishing钓鱼cast a fly垂钓go angling钓鱼catch fish捕鱼l the puma up a tree动态上树at地点in在里面l the ladyhasowna car.Possess拥有be in possession ofin the possession of 被拥有in charge ofin the charge of 被管理must have done 推测l Men are created _.A. equal

14、lyB. equal 形容词做主语补足语Subordination 英语从句定语从句：1. The death notices tell us about people who have died during the week.2. The man (whom) you spoke to just now is my friend.3. The building whose lights are on is beautiful. 灯亮的大楼4. Please find a place whice we can have a private talk in.5. The knee is the

15、 joint where the thighbone meets the large bone of the lower leg.6. He still remembers the day when he went to school.which is beautiful.7. It is no need telling us the reason why you didnt finish it in time. 无需做8. He has three sons, two of whom died in the war.9. Mr. Smith, whose wife is a clerk, t

16、eaches us English.10. In the Sunday paper there are comics, which children enjoy.l As is known to us, he is a good man.同位语（Appositive）：l 能接同位语从句的名词有：belief（信仰），fact，idea，doubt，rumor（谣言），evidence（证据），conclusion（结论），suggestion（建议），problem，order，answer，discovery（发现），explanation（解释），principle（可能性），truth

17、，promise（承诺），report（报告），statement（声明），knowledge（知识），opinion（观点），likelihood（可能性）。（主要跟人主观产生的思想观点）Exercises1. He is the man about whom we have heard so much about.久仰2. The shelf on which you put those books on has collapsed.3. From whom did you receive a letter from?4. This is the road by which we came

18、 by.5. Where is the pencil with which you were playing with?1. What are you looking for(at)?2. Where is your mother going to?3. Whom has the letter been sent to?4. This is the house I was born in.5. What does your decision depend on?1. The woman saw a large cat no more than five yards away from her.

19、2. A puma will not attack a human being unless it feels itself to be in a trap.3. A business man on a fishing trip is probably someone who fishes for pleasure.4. A private collector is a man who collects on his own.5. The accumulating evidence made the experts think the animal was a puma.6. People s

20、aid they and seen the puma.7. On being observed, it immediately ran away.8. Pumas never attack a human being except when they are cornered.9. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal could only have been a puma. Lesson 2 Thirteen equals oneOur vicar is always raising money for one cause

21、or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since.   One night, however, our vicar woke up with s start: the clock was striking the hour

22、s! Looking at his watch, he saw that it was one oclock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see what was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local

23、grocer. 同位语   Whatever are you doing up here Bill? asked the vicar in surprise.   Im trying to repair the bell, answered Bill. Ive been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.   You certainly did give me a surprise! said the vicar.

24、 Youve probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, Im glad the bell is working again.   Thats the trouble, vicar, answered Bill. Its working all right, but Im afraid that at one oclock it will strike thirteen times and theres nothing I can do about it.   Well get used to that

25、, Bill, said the vicar. Thirteen is not as good as one, but its better than nothing. Now lets go downstairs and have a cup of tea.New words and expressionsequal等于vicar牧师raise募集，筹（款）torchlight电筒光Notes on the textl One and one is two equalsequal pay for equal work同工同酬the two girls are of equal height.

26、l vicarfather教父，圣诞老人priest牧师clergyman牧师minister牧师missionary传教士l Her smile is evidence of her happiness.l taketake it seriouslytake sth. into account考虑take it easy别着急take ones time慢慢来take ones time about doing  认真做某事l raise1提高，升起raise priceraise ones head2养育raise childrenraise cattle牛群3筹集 raise

27、money4引起怀疑 raise doubts5raise ones spirits使人振奋raise the roof 大怒后的感觉raise ones eyebrows at sth.感到惊讶l be always doing 有感情色彩（抱怨）l one（名词）or another 这个那个l 代替get：获得acquire（抽象）obtainachieve获得（成就）l Im to have my hair cut.l used to be(do) 过去常常strike the hours 报时，no reportday after day一天又一天day in day out日复一日

28、year in year outday and night日以继夜He works_, and sleeps_.A. by day, by nightB. during the day, at nightl ever since 从那以后l with a start吓了一跳in surprise吃惊you scared me你吓我一跳you are scaring mel 只要人身体任何部位发生的动作，可把该动词加ing，放在前面作状语。Looking at his watchShrugging his shoulder, he left.（耸耸肩）Thinking of my boss, I

29、 want kill him.l Before在句中翻译成“然后”being Armed with a torch.必须省 装配，幽默用法l _from the earth, the moon is very bright.A. SeeingB. Seen 月亮被看起来很亮l 如何引起话题：1. What up? Whats new?2. Wow, I cant imagine that you can repair bicycle. （见人候车）l 只要在发出的光线中都用in.In the torchlight.Sit in the sun.In the moonlight.l Caught

30、 sight of = seel 英语中的文化方位词：     . over there     .    up there .    up here   . down there   .   down here   me  .  he 位置wellyou know 连接词andl I only wanna gave you a surprise.（托辞）You did give me a surprise.讽刺上面的托辞l still放在句首，后有逗号相

31、当于however然而（弱）Thats the trouble. 问题就在这I can do nothing about this.对此我无能为力l have a cup of teal get used todoingsth.Exercise1 I left home very quickly so as not to miss the rain.2 I suppose I shall finish this eventually.3 In the early morning there was not a person to be seen.4 Shall I write with a p

32、en or with a pencil?5 They havent many interests which they share.6 Why is that little girl crying?1. In the past the big clock always struck the hours.2. It was not until the thirteenth stroke that the bell stopped.3. The vicar asked Bill what he was doing in the church tower.4. I have mended it al

33、l right, but Im afraid5. Well get used to hearing that, Bill.1. Money which is collected for a cause is known as a fund.2. A grocer is a man who runs a shop.run a school经营3. Ive been coming here every night for weeks now.4. Just the same, Im glad the bell is working again.Just the sameAll the same然而

34、HoweverYet放在句首时不能用，Phrases with in.l Whatever are you ding up here Bill? asked the vicar in surprise.l Please write in ink, not in pencil.l We have a great deal in common.l The swimmer seemed to be in difficulty有困难, but he managed to reach the shore in the end.l I didnt feel well so I spent the day

35、in bed.卧床l We have received fifty applications in all.总共l The thieves were disturbed and left in a hurry.l I cant borrow any more money; Im already in debt.l Marys in love with a sailor.l There wasnt a person in sight.看不见l He didnt realize that he was in danger.l The little boy was in tears.哭l in de

36、spair 绝望的l in every respect每个方面l in poor health身体不好l in high spirits情绪激动 Lesson 3 An unknown goddessSome time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea. An American team explored a temple which stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia Irini. The

37、city at one time must have been prosperous, for it enjoyed a high level of civilization. Houses often three storeys high were built of stone. They had large rooms with beautifully decorated walls. The city was even equipped with a drainage system, for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the n

38、arrow streets.   The temple which the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship（朝圣之地） from the fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, be

39、en painted. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C. Its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century B.C. This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved. It was very old and precious even then. When the archae

40、ologists reconstructed the fragments, they were amazed to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman. She stood (was) three feet high and her hands rested on her hips. She was wearing a full-length skirt which swept the ground. Despite her great age, she was very graceful ind

41、eed, but, so far到目前为止, the archaeologists have been unable to discover her identity.New words and expressionsgoddess女神archaeologist考古学家Aegean爱琴海的explore考察promontory海角prosperous繁荣的civilization文明storey楼层drainage排水worship崇拜sacred宗教的fragment碎片remains遗迹classical古文化的reconstruct修复rest倚放hip屁股full-length拖地长的

42、graceful优雅的identity身份Notes on the textl Tips for listening听力方法1concentration集中2Catch key words (n,v)3skip 跳词4forget5简短笔记（三字母内）crazy Englishl God 上帝god 男神she-tiger  母老虎goddesswoman-teacherfemalel arch-aeolog-ist古的      人l explore探索（任何）explode爆炸expect以为（期望）expedition探险employ雇佣emplo

43、yee被雇佣exploreouter spacepossibilities可能性ancient temple古庙l prosperous修饰经济wealth富有的abundant充足的flourishing兴旺的thriving兴隆的booming火的迅猛发展的adequate充足的l Beijing enjoys a high level of civilizationl worship（非理性）admire敬佩adore爱戴respect尊敬l 代替some time ago：a head of time提前at one time曾几何时once曾经at a time 一次each tim

44、e每一次for the time being暂时I quit the job for the time beingThe river is 3000 meters long.l 习语1Leave me alone. 烦着呢2Its almost done.  快完了3Move your ass.  让开4Piss off! Get lost. 滚开小解5He burns when he sings热情似火在何时6See ya = see you later7We got no ties.我们已没关系8Shut fucking up. （强烈）“F”word.  脏

45、话l beneath紧贴的下方below下方under正下方l It depends! 看情况而定l 阅读，读题时间占30%on doing 一就on being observed, it immediately ran away.except that 除了except when 除了当时no more than = onlyl sacred神圣的（可修职业）divine神的mystic神秘的blessed神佑的religions宗教的holy神圣的sacredcareerroom万能形容l remains遗迹，遗体ruins废墟l classic精典的classical古典的（未必精）economic与经济学有关的economical节约的